Through its publications, INSS provides rigorous, forward‑looking research and analysis on critical national security issues that support the joint warfighter and inform Department of War decision‑makers.
Aug. 21, 2026
INSS Research Intern Receives STRATCOM Award
INSS Research Intern Alex Richter received the Larry D. Welch deterrence writing award on August 5 from U.S. Strategic Command at the STRATCOM Deterrence Symposium in Omaha, Nebraska for his essay titled “Chinese and US Approaches to Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Strategy.”
Aug. 18, 2026
AI Versus AI: Human Engagement Via SYNTHComm in AI Warfare
In the AAIRR journal, INSS experts Dr. Elise G. Annett and Dr. James Giordano propose and define a dialectical command framework that represents a synthesis of human cognition and artificial intelligence (SYNTHComm), which is designed to realign the ethics of force projection in an era of increasingly autonomous systems.
Aug. 17, 2026
Beyond Cognitive Screening: Toward a Paradigm of Neurocognitive Health, Operational Protection and Enablement of Military Personnel
Read Dr. James Giordano's article in the EC Neurology journal that discusses the recent announcement that the DoW will replace the long-serving Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics (ANAM) with a next-generation cognitive monitoring.
Aug. 3, 2026
Don Quixote as Morality Play: Lessons for Warfighter Identity and Ethos
Professional Military Education (PME) has long been anchored in the canonical insights of Clausewitz and Sun Tzu, foundational thinkers whose frameworks continue to inform an understanding of strategy and operational engagement.
July 27, 2026
Unmanned Vehicular Systems: Why Cost as a Strategy Undermines National Power
The current definition of attritability as relevant to the viability and value of employing unmanned vehicular systems is laden with inaccuracies that can affect calculation(s), planning, tolerances and thresholds for military operational engagements.
July 20, 2026
Cognitive Engagement as a Strategic Imperative of Irregular Warfare
Irregular warfare is one of the most enduring modalities of human conflict; persisting across epochs because it exploits asymmetries inherent in human cognition, sociopolitical organization, and technical capability.
July 16, 2026
The Silent Service: Assessing PLAN Influence in the Central Military Commission
Despite its impressive expansion, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is more of a "decision-taker" than a "decision-maker," with its growth driven by top-down political directives from leaders like Xi Jinping rather than by its own institutional influence.
July 10, 2026
Managing the Long-Term Russian Threat to Europe
INSS Distinguished Fellow on Russia, Eurasia, and the Arctic Dr. Jeffrey Mankoff published a CSIS report titled "Managing the Long-Term Russian Threat to Europe" on 9 July, 2026 that discusses European security and learning the right lessons from the war in Ukraine.
July 8, 2026
Space, Military Justice, and the Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps in 2050
In his latest article in The Space Review, Todd Pennington, INSS Senior Fellow on Space Strategy and Policy, explores what the Air Force JAG Corps might look like in the future as it evolves to address a growing Space Force while it also adapts to the decline of the military justice system.
July 6, 2026
Ethical Considerations Toward Harmonizing Human and Machine Agency in Embodied Neurotechnologies
Several nations are evidencing increased interest in and consideration of employing various types of neurotechnologies to optimize cognitive and motor performance and perhaps modulate emotion and behavior. In this essay, published in the international journal Neuroethics, Dr. James Giordano, working with colleagues Drs. Nicolas Berberich and Gordon Cheng from the Technical University of Munich (GER) address Western and Asian ethical perspectives focal to the regard, guidance and governance of using such cutting edge developments in real world practice and settings.